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Afghan girls to return to school ‘soon as possible’: Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Girls in Afghanistan will be allowed to return to school as soon as possible, the Taliban…

At least eight dead in Russian campus shooting

A student opened fire on a university campus in central Russia on Monday killing at least eight people, investigators said, in…

N.Korea says US submarine deal, alliance could trigger ‘nuclear arms race’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's foreign ministry on Monday said a new US alliance in the Indo-Pacific and…

IS-linked terror group leader shot dead in Indonesia’s jungle

The leader of an Islamic State-linked militant network in Indonesia was killed in a shootout with security forces, police said…

Putin’s party set to retain parliament majority after polls

Russian President Vladimir Putin's party was set Sunday to retain a majority in parliament on the last day of three-day…

Australia rejects French accusations of lying over subs deal

  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday rejected France's accusations Canberra lied about plans to cancel a contract to…

Myanmar military convoy hit by roadside bomb near Yangon: junta

Myanmar anti-junta dissidents have carried out a bomb attack on security forces near Yangon, with several killed in an ensuing…

Living with Alzheimer’s: China’s health time bomb

The first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old's family put it down to…

US admits strike in Kabul killed 10 civilians, including 7 children, not IS militants

https://youtu.be/vmf891d6_l4   WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A top general admitted the United States had made a "mistake" when it…

Cambodia begins covid jabs for kids as young as six

by Suy SE PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia on Friday began inoculating children as young as six against coronavirus,…

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